Fastening and sealing device for pails.



(lfflvBATflHELOR. FASTENING AND SEALING DEVICE FOR FAILS.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 26,1907.

Patented May 25, 1909.

[N Vii/V101? .ing drawings in which nniirnn snares r rrnnr orrroa CHRISTOPHER C. BATC-HELOR, 'OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO U. B. SEAL (OM- PANY, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND.

FASTENING AND SEALING DEVICE FOR PAILS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

application filed December 26, 1907. Serial No. 403,071.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER C. BATCHELOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented engage the cover so as to prevent pilfering from the package in transit,

My invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompany Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a pail having my improved fastening and sealing I closing the fact that the package had been device in position thereon, Fi 2, a fraginental sectional view. showing t e means for fastening the ends of the straps to the pail, Fig. 3, a detail view showing the preferred means for fastening the meeting ends of the fastening straps together, and Figs. 4 and 5,

views showing modified forms of means for sealing the ends of the straps.

In the drawings similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

1 indicates a bucket or pail made of wood, paper pulp or other suitable material having the hoops 2 and cover 3. Heretofore in shipping merchandise in packages of the form shown there has been great annoyance pilfering of the contents of the caused by the packages whici in the case of s'weetmeats, cakes and similar goods has temptation to idle men and oys. Several fasteners have been used to prevent access to the contents of the pail but they have been either too expensive to bepracticable or ineffective in. accomplishing the purpose intended.

My invention contemplates the provision of a practical means for sealing the cover in place and that is so reasonable in cost of manufacture and installation that the addition to the cost of the package. is infinitesimal.

My invention consists of a number of straps of metal 4 each of which has one end inserted under one of. the hoops 2 on the roved a great bucket, preferably the bottom one, and secured by a nail or other driven fastening '5 driven through the hoop and end of he strap. The straps are then bent upwardly so as to cover the head of the nails 5 and extended over the edge of the cover and joined together in the approximate center of the cover. v

The preferred meansas shown in Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings for joining the ends of the straps consist of a rivet 6 but any other means may be substituted therefor such as soldering the ends together as shown in Fig. 4 or joining the ends together by means of a strand of wire and sealing the ends of the wire together as shown in Fig. 5 if desired, the principal feature of my lI1V6I1- tion being the manner of securing one of the ends of the straps under the hoop and the other ends together in the center of the cover so as to prevent removal of the cover without breaking the fastening in the center and disbroken. For further security in fastening the ends of the straps togetherv the end of the rivet in Fig. 3 after beingclenched, or the solder in Fig. 4, as well as the seal shown in Fig. 5 are impressed with any distinctive mark such as the initial of the shipper or an arbitrary emblem so that the consignee can tell before opening the package whether or not it had been tam ered with.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. In combination with a pail having hoops thereon, and a cover on the pail, straps having one of their ends inserted upwardly under one of the hoops, a driven fastening secured throu h the hoop and strap end, the other ends of the straps secured to gether over the approximate center of the cover.

2. In combination with a pail having hoops thereon, and a cover on the pail, stra shaving one of their ends inserted upwar ly under one of the hoops, a driven fastoning secured through the hoop and strapend, the straps then bent upwardly over the side of tire pail so as to cover the exposed end of the driven fastening, and the free ends of the straps extended ovcr the cover and hav-' ing their ends riveted and sealed together in the approximate center of the cover.

n combination with a pail having hoops thereon, and a cover onv the pail,

straps having one of their ends inserted uphoops, then bent upwardly over said hoop,

1 "wardly under one of the hoops, and secured the sides of the pail, and thecover, and their thereto, the straps then bent upwardly over ends secured together in the approximate the side of the pail and extended over the center of the cover.

5 cutter, and the free ends of the straps secured In testimony whereof 1 hereto afiix my 1.5 together in the approximate center of the, signature in the presence of two witnesses.

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L In combination with a pail having Witnesses: hoops, and a cover, straps having one of their J 0s. H. BLAOKWOOD,

ends msertedupwardly under one of the L. F. RANDOLPH, Jr. 

